Peter Pursell

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Peter Pursell (1 July 1894 - 14 August 1968) was a Scottish international footballer. He was the younger brother of Robert Russell Pursell and the father of Robert Wilson Pursell.Pursell played for Campbeltown Academicals, Queens Park and Rangers before joining Port Vale for a £2,500 fee in August 1919. When Vale were elected to the Football League 2 months later, the club had to fork out an extra £500 to Rangers for the services of Pursell and Willie Aitken.Pursell played 183 matches (161 in the league) for Vale and helped the team win 3 trophies. However he received an injury at the start of the 1923-24 season and despite recovering in December, he was given a free transfer to Wigan Borough at the end of the campaign.